(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Job Description
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of sales workers other than retail sales workers. May perform duties, such as budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
97
|
Provide staff with assistance in performing difficult or complicated duties. |
95
|
Hire, train, and evaluate personnel. |
94
|
Plan and prepare work schedules, and assign employees to specific duties. |
93
|
Attend company meetings to exchange product information and coordinate work activities with other departments. |
92
|
Confer with company officials to develop methods and procedures to increase sales, expand markets, and promote business. |
90
|
Monitor sales staff performance to ensure that goals are met. |
85
|
Listen to and resolve customer complaints regarding services, products, or personnel. |
68
|
Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or performing specific services, such as pumping gasoline for customers. |
68
|
Prepare sales and inventory reports for management and budget departments. |
62
|
Coordinate sales promotion activities, such as preparing merchandise displays and advertising copy. |
60
|
Analyze details of sales territories to assess their growth potential and to set quotas. |
57
|
Keep records pertaining to purchases, sales, and requisitions. |
52
|
Formulate pricing policies on merchandise according to profitability requirements. |
46
|
Visit retailers and sales representatives to promote products and gather information. |
45
|
Examine merchandise to ensure correct pricing and display, and that it functions as advertised. |
30
|
Inventory stock and reorder when inventories drop to specified levels. |
28
|
Examine products purchased for resale or received for storage to determine product condition. |
20
|
Prepare rental or lease agreements, specifying charges and payment procedures for use of machinery, tools, or other items. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
76
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
72
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
70
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
68
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
68
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
66
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
65
|
Thinking Creatively
|
65
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
64
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
63
|
Interacting With Computers
|
63
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
62
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
61
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
60
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
60
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
57
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
56
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
54
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
50
|
Processing Information
|
50
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
47
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
47
|
Getting Information
|
45
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
41
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
40
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
38
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
38
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
36
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
35
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
34
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
33
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
30
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
30
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
26
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
19
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
16
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
16
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
16
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
15
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
15
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
12
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|